Vigmostad
Encyclopedia
Vigmostad is a village and a former municipality
in Vest-Agder
county
in Norway
. It is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen
valley in the present-day municipality of Lindesnes
.
) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse
: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of the church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm
".
was divided into Vigmostad (population: 923) and Konsmo
(population: 782). On 1 January 1964, Vigmostad was merged with Sør-Audnedal
and Spangereid
to create the new municipality of Lindesnes
. Prior to the merger, Vigmostad had a population of 589.
Former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a...
in Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located along the Audna river in the Audnedalen
Audnedalen
Audnedalen is a valley in Vest-Agder, Norway.The river Audna runs through the valley, ending in Snigsfjorden. Politically it is divided into the municipalities Lindesnes in the south and Audnedal in the north—formerly Nord-Audnedal and Sør-Audnedal, with slightly different borders....
valley in the present-day municipality of Lindesnes
Lindesnes
Lindesnes is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of Spangereid, Sør-Audnedal, and Vigmostad....
.
Name
The municipality (originally the parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of the church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
".
History
The municipality of Vigmostad was established on 1 January 1911 when the old municipality of Nord-AudnedalNord-Audnedal
Nord-Audnedal is former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located along the river Audna in the Audnedalen valley in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Audnedal and the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes.-History:The municipality of...
was divided into Vigmostad (population: 923) and Konsmo
Konsmo
Konsmo is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located south of Ytre Øydnavatnet in the southern half of the present-day municipality of Audnedal along the Audna river in the Audnedalen valley.-Name:...
(population: 782). On 1 January 1964, Vigmostad was merged with Sør-Audnedal
Sør-Audnedal
Sør-Audnedal is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the central part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes.-Name:...
and Spangereid
Spangereid
Spangereid is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes, and it is home to the new Spangereid Canal which crosses the Spangereid isthmus....
to create the new municipality of Lindesnes
Lindesnes
Lindesnes is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. Lindesnes was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the older municipalities of Spangereid, Sør-Audnedal, and Vigmostad....
. Prior to the merger, Vigmostad had a population of 589.